Adjusting to life back in the UK has also involved some practical tasks. Today we managed to tick a pretty big job off our list by putting a deposit down on a new van (having sold the Cessner last year). It’s been a mind boggling few days of miles per gallon vs vehicle age etc… Read more

After a grim morning of gales and heavy rain, the day ended with a stunner sunset and the clouds moving away to reveal fresh snow on the mountains of Snowdonia! Before the misty rain dispersed, we took ourselves off to te beach to meet some keen friends who had also decided that the best thing… Read more

Stayed awake on a Californian buzz for the entire flight home. Rolled into Heathrow feeling a little light headed though.. We stayed a night at Fort Martin, then finally completed our journey by heading home to Wales.  Being back at The Cottage feels strange, with so many familiar things around us. Our lodger had left… Read more

One hundred and six days since leaving the UK, a trio of Pelicans waved us off the Californian beach and back onto a London bound flight. How did we dream all this up – and then make it happen? And how did it go by so quickly? I really have no idea… We wanted to… Read more

Such a day! Our last full one in California. With so many sights, sounds and spectacles to soak up. To make sure that stamina levels were up to the task, we took good care to leave the hotel fuelled up with another all American breakfast. Venice Beach Boardwalk was the first point of call. And… Read more

Tourist beach day and a bit of cleaning up.. Having had a forced stay in a hotel last night, we were at least able to take advantage of the inclusive breakfast. The crown jewel of which was this pancake machine which continually produced pancakes from an internal conveyer belt. After a full load up of… Read more